RESCUE ROBOT SIMULATOR

“Robot operator training software”

A rescue robot works in a dangerous environment not accessible to humans. The operator stays a safe distance from the disaster area, and manipulates the robot watching images sent from the robot on a monitor display. In recovery operations from the Great East Japan Earthquake, the shortage of robot operators was a critical issue. The small number of available robots limited the number of potential operators who could be trained. If a robot were broken during practice, fewer robots would be available on the disaster site. To avoid the risk, CIT developed a rescue robot simulator to allow many potential operators to attend a training session and develop the know-how needed to operate the robot through hands-on experience. Here, you can experience the real training package— it’s not a game. Step forward and be a rescue robot operator trainee!

Photo by Wataru Umehara

Photo by Wataru Umehara

Photo by Wataru Umehara

Part of the system was developed under NEDO’s Research and Development Project for an Unmanned Disaster Response System.